RUN FAR FITNESS
    About

    I'm Jarryd. I coach runners.

    I'm an ultra-runner and a Trifocus-certified coach. I run a small online strength & conditioning practice for runners who want to train like this is a long-term sport — because it is.

    Jarryd James racing an ultra trail event with poles

    How I got here.

    I came into running the way a lot of people do: I wanted to see what I was made of. One marathon in 2019, turned into a 50 km, which turned into a 100, which turned — somehow — into a 320 km race that I'm still not entirely sure I should have entered.

    Along the way I learned the hard way that mileage alone doesn't keep you healthy. Every time I got hurt, the answer wasn't more running. It was stronger hips. Stronger glutes. A core that didn't collapse at kilometre 80. A pair of calves that could still absorb impact after 12 hours on feet.

    I got my Trifocus certification in 2023 and started coaching other runners through the same lessons — minus most of the detours. Since then I've worked with athletes from my home running club — Sunninghill Striders — and a handful of other runners online, from first-time marathoners to seasoned ultra athletes.

    I coach online while holding a full-time 9-to-5 job because I want others to be strong and enjoy the fruits of running consistently while enjoying the miles.

    Races I've run.

    • Multiple marathons
    • Multiple ultras
    • Jacaranda Marathon03:03
    • Ultra Trail Drakensberg100 km
    • Karkloof 100 Miler160 km
    • George Mountain Ultra Trail160 km
    • Mac Mac320 km
    • PBBU (Backyard Ultra)100 km

    I don't list these to flex — I list them so you know the person writing your programme has been in the pain cave you're training for.

    My coaching philosophy, in three lines.

    ——Strength serves the run, not the other way around.We're not trying to turn you into a powerlifter. We're trying to make your running more robust, more efficient, and more enjoyable over the long haul.

    ——Minimum effective dose.You already run a lot. You don't need me piling on five gym sessions a week. Two or three well-programmed sessions beat five random ones every time.

    ——Programmes that flex with real life.Big week of running? Bad sleep? Work travel? We adjust. A plan you can't follow isn't a plan — it's a guilt trip.

    • Trifocus Certified Personal Trainer
    • 3+ Years Coaching Endurance Athletes
    • Personally Raced 42 km to 320 km
    Trifocus Fitness Academy
    George Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB
    Mac Mac Ultra
    Trainerize
    Jarryd smiling on a forest trail in race kit
    Jarryd holding the Mac Mac Ultra medal and trophy
    Jarryd with his Trifocus Personal Training certificates
    Jarryd celebrating with family at the Mac Mac Ultra finish
    Jarryd running along the coastal promenade with the ocean behind
    Jarryd running through pine forest during an ultra

    If this sounds like how you want to be coached, let's talk.

    Tell me about your running and your goals — I'll take it from there.

    Apply to work with me